Vol. XVIII 



1901 



Bangs, Birds of San Miguel Island. 



31 



Cyanerpes cyaneus (Linn.). — Two males, taken April 30. 

 Rhamphocelus limatus,^ sp. nov. 



Thirteen specimens, adults of both sexes, April and May. 



Typeiro\n San Miguel Island, Panama, $ adult. No. 4990, coll. of E. A. 

 and O. Bangs. Collected May 4, 1900, by W. W. Brown, Jr. 



Specific Characters. — Most nearly like R. dimidiatus, but smaller ; 

 bill smaller; colors rather duller throughout; adult male with the black 

 belly patch (so conspicuous a marking in R. dimidiatus^ almost wanting ; 

 thighs dark reddish brown, instead of black ; wings dull brownish black 

 instead of jet black ; adult female with interscapulum duller and browner, 

 therefoi^e whole head and back more nearly uniform. 



Color. — Adult $ head and scapulars dark crimson, the feathers black- 

 ish basally ; rump and upper tail-coverts intense scarlet vermilion ; wings 

 brownish black, the lesser coverts and some of the middle coverts edged 

 with dull dark crimson ; greater coverts, secondaries and tertials edged 

 Avith brick red; throat and jugulum dull crimson; breast, sides and under 

 tail-coverts scarlet vermilion (not so intense as rump) — the lower part of 

 the feathers, just above their slaty bases orange; tibia dark reddish 

 brown ; on central portion of belly some of the feathers are brick red 

 with blackish slate bases, forming a small, slightly darker belly patch, 

 varying a little in size and darkness in different individuals — verj' dif- 

 ferent from the large, pronounced black belly patch of R. ditnidiaius ^ tail 

 black; lining of wing black; feet black; bill slate black; base of lower 

 mandible French gray. 



Adult $ , head all round, and back brown — crown darkest, dusky, 

 back walnut brown ; forehead, chin and a few scattering feathers on sides 

 of head dark liver brown ; wing and tail dusky brown ; ruinp, upper tail- 

 coverts, breast, belly and under tail-coverts dull red, most intense on 

 upper breast and upper tail-coverts ; lining of wing dull cinnamon ; bill 

 dark horn color. 



No. 



4990 

 4991 

 4992 

 4993 

 4994 



4995 

 4996 



4997 

 4998 



4999 

 5000 



Type 

 Topotype 



69-5 



70. 



70. 



68.5 



67. 



67. 



68. 

 67. 

 68. 



65- 

 66. 



21. 



20.2 



21. 



20.8 



20.2 



20. 



21. 



20. 



20.4 



20. 



Exposed 

 culmen. 



' Limatus, elegant, refined. 



